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Azithromycin is a macrolide derivative referred to as an azalide. It was approved for clinical use in 1992 and has several advantages over traditional macrolides such as erythromycin. Azithromycin is more acid stable and therefore has greater oral bioavailability. It has a longer half life and thus can be administered once daily. Azithromycin also achieves higher tissue concentrations and enhanced antimicrobial activity compared with erythromycin.Finally, azithromycin has a lower incidence of adverse side effects and drug interactions than other macrolides. In obstetrics and gynecology, azithromycin is of primary value for treatment of respiratory tract infections and chlamydial infections. Azithromycin is a macrolide derivative referred to as an azalide. It was approved for clinical use in 1992 and has several advantages over traditional macrolides such as erythromycin. Azithromycin is more acid stable and therefore has greater oral bioavailability. It has a longer half life and thus can be administered once daily. Azithromycin also achieves higher tissue concentrations and enhanced antimicrobial activity compared with erythromycin.Finally, azithromycin has a lower incidence of adverse side effects and drug interactions than other macrolides. In obstetrics and gynecology, azithromycin is of primary value for treatment of respiratory tract infections and chlamydial infections.
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Does clindamycin belong to macrolides?
Macrolides and Clindamycine are a subgroup of medication that work on killing bacteria by inhibition of Protein synthesis, so both have the same mechanism of action.but Clinidamycin is not a member of macrolide group, it is just a drug by it's own.Macrolides include :-Erythromycin-Clarithromycin-Azithromycin-Roxithromycin
Is a naturally superior being the same as a supernatural being?
No, a naturally superior being is one who some people consider to be superior than others due to natural characteristics, while a supernatural being is a being whose existence or characteristics cannot be explained by science.
What part is closer to the head than something else is said to be?
That part closer to the head than another is said to be superior (cranial) .
Is it true monocot is superior than dicot?
Monocots may have better adaptability because these evolved after dicots
What is the superior pole?
Neither are superior to the other.
What class drug is zithromax?
Zithromax is a macrolide
What is an azalide?
An azalide is any of a class of macrolide antibiotics which contain a nitrogen in the macrolide ring.
What drug is an example of a macrolide?
You have erythromycin, roxithromycin, clarithromycin and azithromycin. They come under the category of macrolide drugs.
Is zithromax an aminoglycoside?
No, Zithromax is a macrolide.
What is the meaning of superior than?
The meaning of 'superior than' is 'of a higher class than' better
Is Lake Erie larger than lake Superior?
No. Lake Superior is larger than Lake Erie.
What antibiotic is to be given for cryptosporidium?
Amphotericin, or macrolide (such as Roxithromycin)
Are mycin drugs in the penicillin family?
No. For example, Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic with an antimicrobial spectrum slightly wider than penicillin, and is often used for people with a penicillin allergy.
Being above average indicates that someone is superior?
Maybe superior in intelligence but not superior as a person and not as superior in intelligence as someone with a higher IQ than that person.
What is the it called if a person in the military is higher than you?
A Superior or in some cases, your superior officer
This cloth is inferior than that?
This cloth is superior to that. This is right answer as we use preposition 'to' with superior, inferior and prefer
What is an azithromycin?
An azithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
